Portrait Roman Emperor Coin Portfolio Album

Gladiators and gods, aqueducts and Augustuses, togas and triumvirates, legions and lions: fifteen centuries after the fall, Rome remains fixed in the popular culture—and for good reason. For five full centuries, from the ascension of Caesar Augustus in 27 BC to the barbarian sack of its capital city in AD 476, Rome was the greatest empire in the world. Its influence is still felt in modern society.  Indeed, the entire history of the Roman Empire is revealed in its coinage. Coins were the newspapers of their day, used not only to transact business, but to share information. The portraits, legends, and reverse iconographies communicate imperial propaganda in the realms of politics, religion, domestic life and the military. All great events were commemorated in coinage.  This coin was minted during the late third, fourth, or early fifth century, a chaotic period representing the last pagan days of Rome. Roman coins circulated throughout the Empire, which stretched from Britain to the bord